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Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts; The Collection of Graham & Elizabeth Cocks - Part 1 (Lots C1 - C344) — Bonhams

Auction House:BonhamsNumber of lots recorded:776
Sale Title:Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts; The Collection of Graham & Elizabeth Cocks - Part 1 (Lots C1 - C344)Lots with images:771
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:495
Date:18-Nov-2012
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A small blue and white brush holder, pictorial mark of a leaf to the base, Kangxi, of flaring mouth rim supported on short foot rim, painted around the body with figures amongst a landscape of rocks and various trees, all between two borders. 14 cm high
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A Wedgwood orange lustre bowl, decorated with gilt panels of flowers to the orange ground, the interior with butterflies to the pale green ground, gilt mark and pattern number Z4825, 12 cm diameter
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A Chinese blue-and-white turnip-shaped vase, Kangxi, heavily potted, the body painted within two reserves of scholars among mountainous landscape, and a large branch of peonies, all between a double-circle-bordered foliage band and a double-circle ring, neck unglazed. 23.5 cm high
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A Wedgwood mother of pearl lustre octagonal butterfly bowl, decorated on a pale green ground, orange to the interior gilt mark and pattern number Z4832, 12 cm diameter
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A transitional blue-and-white brush pot, late Ming or early Qing dynasty, mid 17th century, of cylindrical form, painted around the body with a portrait of Zhong Kui and a ghost between two carved decorative borders. 8.6 cm diameter, 14.8 cm high. Provenance: private Collection NSW
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A Wedgwood Fairyland ruby lustre bowl designed by Daisy Makeig Jones, in the Firbolgs pattern to the exterior, the interior with Thumbelina with two toads, surrounded by a mouse at a spinning wheel, an elegant lady, two birds, a cot, and two frogs, gilt mark and pattern number Z5200, 16 cm diameter. Purchased 1968
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A large Chinese carved blue-and-white plate, Kangxi, the large plate carved to the interior with eight scrolling chrysanthemums surrounding a larger one at the centre, within a blue-and-white decorative border, the mouth rim gilded with brown glaze. 38.3 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Collection NSW
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A Wedgwood Dragon ruby lustre vase, with a large gilt scrolling dragon, gilt mask and pattern number Z4827, 22 cm high
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A Chinese blue-and-white plate, Royal banner mark within double-ring to the base, Kangxi, of slight flaring mouth rim, painted elaborately with flowers among scrolling foliage, the underside painted with floral branches. 35.9 cm diameter
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A Wedgwood mother of pearl lustre baluster butterfly vase, decorated on a pale green ground, printed mark and pattern number Z4832, 22 cm high
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A large Chinese blue-and-white 'Lotus' bowl, six-character Jiaqing mark to the base, of deep form and flaring mouth rim, painted around the exterior with the eight Buddhist emblems among scrolling lotus flowers between two double-circles, the interior painted in the central medallion and around the mouth rim with scrolling lotus bordered by double-circles. 7.4 cm diameter, 12.4 cm high
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Chang Wares a Royal Doulton 'Chang' vase designed by Charles Noke, Fred Allen and Harry Nixon, circa 1925, the waisted body with thick mutton fat crusting around the collar, revealing tones of red and yellow and painted with scrolls, artist's mono grams, Chang and factory mark, 18 cm high
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A small Chinese blue and white bowl, six-character Guangxu mark, and of the period, painted on the exterior with a branching flower bouquet between patterned mouth rim and a single band around the raised foot rim. 9.5 cm diameter
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A Royal Doulton 'Chang' triple gourd vase, designed by Charles Noke, Fred Allen and Harry Nixon, circa 1925, with mutton fat crusting revealing tones of red, green and yellow and painted with pendant seeds and vines, artists' mono grams, Chang and factory marks, 29 cm high
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A Chinese Ming-style blue and white 'Three Friends' porcelain bowl, of generous form supported on a short foot rim, painted around the body with peonies amongst scrolling foliage between borders of decorative patterns, the interior wall of similar decoration, the central medallion painted with the 'Three Friends', the base unglazed, on stand. 40.8 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales
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Chang Wares a Royal Doulton 'Chang' bowl designed by Charles Noke and Harry Nixon, circa 1925, with waved rim, mutton fat crusting around the shoulder revealing tones of red and green, yellow to the interior, artist's mono grams, Chang and factory marks, 13 cm diameter
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A pair of Chinese blue-and-white baluster vases and covers, six-character Kangxi mark to the base, the vases in the shape of meiping, each painted around the body with bird and flowers between bands of floral reserves, the neck painted with floral branches under a band of decorative pattern, the hexafoil cover painted with bands of foliage reserves surmounted by a tall knop finial. 23.1 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection New South Wales
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A Royal Doulton 'Chinese Jade' oval dish, designed by Charles Noke and Harry Nixon, circa 1930, modelled in rich green and white glaze, artist's mono grams, Chinese Jade and factory mark, 12 cm wide
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A Chinese blue-and-white 'Bogu' bottle-shaped vase, the cylindrical body rising to an angular shoulder and a flaring mouth rim, supported on a foot rim, the body painted with 'Bogu' motif, with stand. 6.7 cm high
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A Royal Doulton 'Sung' bowl and cover designed by Charles Noke, circa 1925, painted with flying cranes, the cover with a large finial of a seated sage, artist's signature, Sung, no 7701418E and factory mark, 13 cm diameter
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A Chinese blue-and-white washer, double-ring mark to the base, late Qing or Republic, painted around the body with lotus flowers amongst scrolling foliage between two decorative borders. 13.6 cm high
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A Royal Doulton 'Sung' Flambe ovoid vase, designed by Fred Allen, circa 1925, richly painted with lava on a mountainous ground, artist's initials, Sung, no 1158 and factory marks, 8.5 cm high
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Two blue and white jars with lids, the large jar of Kangxi period; the small jar with six-character Kangxi mark to the base, mid to late Qing, the large jar painted with prunus against a blue ground, with associated wooden lid, the small jar painted with two figures sitting amongst a mountain landscape, with a lid. 17.1 cm high, 7.8 cm high. Provenance: Ross N. Grace Antiques, Melbourne, purchased 15 July 1974 for £136, 1974 Ross N. Grace
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A large Royal Doulton 'Sung' flambe bowl, designed by Charles Noke, circa 1925, richly painted with two firebirds flying amongst mottled ground, artist signature No. 712859E, Sung and factory marks, 32 cm diameter
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A Chinese blue-and-white mill, late Qing dynasty, of traditional form, with a static bedstone on flaring high foot rim, and a rotating runner stone, the whole painted with stylised floral scrolls and geometry patterns, grinding surface unglazed. 14.2 cm high (assembled), 20.5 cm at the widest
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A Doulton & Watt's brown salt glazed full bust of Lord Nelson, early 19th century, modelled in full regalia, impressed 'Trafalgar 1805. England expects every man to do his duty', impressed factory marks, 42 cm high
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A Kangxi-style blue and white bombe-form censer, blue double-ring mark to the base, late Qing or Republic, of bombe form, painted around the body figures among mountain landscape between double-banded rims. 16.5 cm high
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'A Jester' a Royal Doulton titled figure, designed by Charles Noke, HN55, the seated figure in lavender and black costume, painted title, C.J Noke Sc, Potted by Doulton Co and printed marks, 23 cm high
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A Chinese blue-and-white bowl, factory mark within double-circled ring to the base, Kangxi, of deep form, flaring mouth rim and tall foot rim, painted around the body a scene of a dreaming young male figure falling asleep in his bedroom, and the garden outside, supposedly the same person sleeping in a mountainous landscape painted in the central medallion banded by double circle in the interior, the mouth rim decorated with 'Cracked Ice and Hawthorn' pattern in the exterior, and floral reserves and ruyi…
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A Doulton Lambeth Faience jardinere and pedestal, circa 1883 modeled with scrolls in green, yellow and brown, raised on a pedestal with similar decoration, the jardiniere 40 cm high, the pedestal 82 cm high (2)
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A blue and white barbed-rim bowl, six-character Chenghua mark, Kangxi, of lobed sides and barbed rim, painted to the exterior with scenes of court ladies appreciating arranged flowers in a garden setting, the interior painted within a central medallion with a sitting scholar, and along the rim with grape branches. 15.2 cm diameter, 7.7 cm high
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A Victorian Doulton stoneware spirit lamp, the inscribed base decorated in green, blue and brown geometric design, supporting a painted glass well and milk glass shade, 65 cm high
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A unusual and large Chinese blue and white 'Magnolia' bowl, six-character double-ring Chenghua mark, Qianlong or earlier, painted around the body in very fine strokes with magnolia branches between double-banded rims, the interior painted inside a double-banded medallion with four magnolia blossoms. 17.7 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Collection NSW
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A Collection of Doulton Lambeth brown salt glaze Pottery with applied relief decoration, comprising a large teapot, a small teapot, a sugar bowl, a cream jug and a silver rimmed tobacco jar, London 1898 (5)
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An export blue-and-white soup tureen with lid and stand, Qianlong, with lion-mask handles, painted with a scene of a garden pavilion by a lake on each side, the cover with a lion finial, painted with landscape within decorative a border, the stand with similar design. 21.2 cm wide max
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A Collection of Royal Doulton brown salt glaze pottery, with applied relief decoration comprising, two coffee pots, a tobacco jar, three milk jugs, a silver rimmed beaker, Chester 1917 and two three handled loving cups, one silver rimmed, Birmingham 1905 (9)
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A matched pair of blue and white porcelain jars and covers, mid-Qing, painted with deep bands of flowers and scrolling foliage beneath a border of ruyi heads, a band of palmettes rising from the base, together with five-footed wooden stands. 24 cm high, 23.5 cm diameter
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A William Moorcroft Macintyre two handled vase, circa 1905, decorated with richly coloured roses, tulips and forget-me-nots on a cream ground printed mark and green signature, 12 cm high
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A William Moorcroft ovoid 'Persian' pattern vase, circa 1915 decorated with flowers in red and purple within shaped cartouches reserved on an olive green ground, 21 cm high. Provenance: Bells Antiques Neutral Bay, 1973
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A Chinese blue-and-white general jar, 19th century, heavily potted, the body painted with a landscape scene, four moulded lion heads around the shoulder, the lid moulded with a seating lion, with wooden stand. 48.5 cm high
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A William Moorcroft Macintyre two handled vase, circa 1905, decorated in blue panels of yellow and green lilacs with richly gilded rim, printed mark and green signature, 18 cm high
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A blue and white wedding jar and associated cover, mid-Qing, the ovoid body painted with four reserves of XI for marriage celebration on a ground of lotus and scrolling foliage within borders of ruyi heads and stylised palmettes. 30 cm high 23 cm diameter
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A William Moorcroft ovoid 'Persian' pattern vase, circa 1915, the ovoid body decorated with flowers in red, purple and blue amongst leaves impressed mark and green signature, 18 cm high
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A Chinese blue-and-white fish bowl, late Qing Dynasty, the bowl of baluster form with tapered waist and slightly spreading foot, decorated with phoenixes in flight, a strip of bats and Shou characters divide the body and flared lip, on a flared, circular foot. 36 cm high. Provenance: Christie's Australia, 5 July 2005, Lot 401, 2005
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A William Moorcroft ovoid 'Claremont' pattern vase, circa 1920, decorated with green and pink toadstools on a green ground, impressed marks and green signature, 12 cm high
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A blue and white 'Lotus' bowl, six-character Kangxi mark to the base, of upturned sides, supported on short foot rim, the bowl painted around the exterior with scrolling Indian lotus flowers and buds above a band of decorative patterns within double ring, the interior painted in the central banded medallion with scrolling Indian lotus, double ring to the interior of the mouth rim. 12.5 cm diameter, 6.3 cm high
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A large Walter Moorcroft baluster 'Orchid' pattern vase, circa 1950, the slender ovoid body decorated with exotic flowers on a maroon ground, impressed marks, green signature and date 1950, 49 cm high. Provenance: Antique & Fine Wares Bowral, December 1978
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A Chinese carved blue-and-white bowl, six-character Qianlong seal mark to the base, late Qing, painted around the body with four linzhi-fungus growing rocks, five carved bats amongst painted clouds, all between two bands of sea-wave pattern, the interior painted in the central medallion with symbols of longevity, along the mouth rim a band of cloud pattern. 15.4 cm diameter
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A Walter Moorcroft baluster 'Spring Flowers' pattern vase, circa 1950, the baluster body decorated in blue, red and yellow flowers on a red ground impressed marks and green signature, 33 cm high. Provenance: South Dowling Antique Centre Sydney, September 1970
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A Chinese blue-and-white transitional style vessel, gu, late Qing dynasty, the waisted body with flaring mouth rim, painted with birds and butterflies amongst various plants, all within two double-ring borders. 24.9 cm high
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A Worcester porcelain two handled loving cup, circa 1768, painted and gilt in bright Japanese style in the 'Jabberwocky' pattern of a dragon perched on a branch amongst foliage, 7.5 cm high
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A Chinese early-Ming style white glaze 'Fruit' wine pot, the pear-shaped body raising to a narrow neck and a flaring mouth rim, supported on an everted foot rim, and flanked by slender spout and handle, each side painted in underglaze blue on a raised pear-shaped reserve of peach branch, the lid surmounted by a 'Flower bud' knop finial. 19.5 cm high
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A Bristol porcelain saucer from the Chough service, circa 1775, richly gilded with four cartouches, each with a crest of a bird with a sprig in it's mouth supporting green floral swags, blue cross mark, 15 cm diameter. The Chough service is named after the unidentified crest, some suggesting that it is for Tothill of Pearmore, Devon
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A Chinese transitional-style blue-and-white brush pot, bitong, of cylindrical form, painted on one side with a scene of a scholar sitting in his study with a ghost, possibly the god of literature, entering from the moon-lit garden, the other side of floral and bamboo branches, all between two double-ring borders. 16.8 cm high
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A Liverpool porcelain tea bowl and saucer, circa 1765, printed in blue with a variation of the 'Milkmaids' pattern
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A Chinese famille-rose 'Lotus' water dropper, dated by inscription 'The 34th year of Guangxu Emperor', in the form of a lotus flower, the petals forming the basin of the vessel, painted in pink enamel, the stem forming the spout, inscribed 'In memory of the autumn military exercise near the Tai lake in Anhui Province, the 34th year of Guangxu Emperor'. 19.5 cm long
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A Worcester porcelain fluted coffee cup circa 1775, painted in colours with Chinese figures with kites by a table
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A Chinese underglaze blue and red lotus bowl, six-character Kangxi mark to the base, the deep bowl with barbed rim representing the shape of a lotus, painted to the interior with underglaze blue and red lotus pond with crane, the exterior painted in underglaze red with large lotus petals outlined by underglaze blue. 13.1 cm diameter, 7 cm high
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A Worcester porcelain tea bowl and saucer, circa 1780, printed in blue with fruit and floral sprays, gilt rim, crescent mark
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A pair of cobalt blue 'Dragon' plates, six-character Qianlong mark to the base, and of the period, Flaring mouth rim and short foot rim, gilded in the centre a ferocious full-faced dragon, entwining a central 'Flaming Pearl' amid a scatter of flames, all within a gilded ring, the back painted in overglaze red with bamboo branches, mouth and foot rims gilded with brown glaze. 15.6 cm diameter. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis (sticker)
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A Worcester porcelain dish, circa 1800, with gilt gadrooned rim, Burgundy border and a crest and motto for Dick, 'Spes Infracta' (Hope Unbroken), 20 cm diameter. note: the Dick family descended from William De Dick, the first magistrate in Edinburgh in 1296. Alexander Dick, born in Edinburgh in the 1790s arrived in Sydney as a free settler silversmith in 1824. in 1826 he opened his own business which proved to be a success until he had to serve a term at Norfolk Island, for receiving stolen silver spoons.…
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A Chinese famille rose 'Five-bat' plate, six character Jiaqing mark to the base, the slightly flaring rim supported on a short foot rim, painted to the centre in red enamel with five bats surrounding a circular shou character, the underside painted in alternating red and pale green enamel of different shou characters between bands of ruyi heads and lappets, with box. 7 cm diameter, 3.5 cm high
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A Caughley porcelain tea bowl and saucer, circa 1785, printed in the 'Bell Toy' pattern of figures flanked by vases of flowers, crescent mark
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A Caughley porcelain mask jug, circa 1780, the cabbage-leaf moulded body printed in blue with the 'Gillyflower', pattern of a moth and scattered sprays, open crescent mark, 15 cm high. Provenance: McIlwraith Collection
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A Chinese famille verte dish, Kangxi, the deep shape with fluted sides and flared lip, supported on raised foot, the interior painted with a central motif of birds and blossoms, surrounded by a botanical ring. The outside decorated with red-flowering prune. 27 cm wide
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A Caughley porcelain sparrow beak jug, circa 1785, printed in blue with the 'Fisherman' pattern, mock Chinese character mark, 11 cm high
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A Chinese exportware wucai jar, double-ring and pictorial mark in underglaze blue to the base, late Qing or Republic, painted around the body with birds, butterflies and flower branches against an iron-red decorative ground. 25.7 cm high
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A Longton Hall porcelain jug, circa 1758, of quatrefoil section applied with a twisted stalk handle, painted in pastel shades of red, pink, green and yellow of a Chinese figure holding a fan by a fence with large chrysanthemums and mountainous landscape, 20 cm high
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A famille verte 'Phoenix' jar, transitional period, painted around the body in red and green enamel of a pair of alternating phoenix and peony, all between two underglaze blue bands, the foot rim, shoulder and rim all painted with decorative patterns. 14 cm high
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A Victorian Parian porcelain figure of a seated semi-clad maiden, emblematic of the Arts, holding a scroll and a lyre, with a mask at her feet, 34 cm high
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A large transitional-style wucai 'Qilin' jar, late Qing, with angular shoulder, high mouth rim, and on a narrow foot, the body painted in three large panels of qilin, in different positions and colour palettes amongst garden landscapes, each separated by a narrow panel of painted floral pot, all between two bands of scrolling flowers around the shoulder and the foot rim, 29.5 cm high
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A Birks Brothers & Seddon Ironstone plate, circa 1880, painted with a crest of a 'noble savage' within a blue, red and gilt border, 20 cm diameter
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A pair of enamelled 'Five bats' bowls, four character Hongxian mark to the base, Republic, each bowl painted around the body with five red bats in different flying positions carrying with Buddhist emblems. 11.2 cm diameter, 5.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection New South Wales
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A Minton's porcelain Pate sur Pate plate, painted by Alboin Birks circa 1910, with panels of classical maidens playing with putti and playing musical instruments, signed and initialled, gilt mark and retailers mark from Tiffany & Co, 20 cm diameter. Provenance: Margaret Young Antiques, 1975
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A pair of Chinese enamelled 'Peacock' bowls, six-character iron-red Xuantong mark, Republic, of slightly flaring mouth rim supported on a foot rim, the two bowls each painted in enamel around the body with a peacock among various flower branches. 10.7 cm diameter
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A Moore Brothers porcelain spirit lamp, circa 1895, the circular gilt base with three putti 'Blacksmiths' forging weapons, the stem and well with applied gilt and painted scrolling raspberry vines and fruit, etched glass shade, 68 cm high
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A pair of Chinese enamelled cups, four-character Studio mark to the base, each with a flaring rim, and painted with flowers amongst rocks, raised on a narrow foot rim. 6.8 cm diameter
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A Royal Worcester porcelain titled panel, 'Loch Loven', painted by Harry Stinton, 1927, with highland cattle drinking in a lake with misty mountains in the back ground, signed, puce mark, mounted in a glazed gilt frame, 18 cm diameter
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A small Chinese doucai wine cup, six-character Qianlong mark, with flaring mouth rim supported on a short foot rim, the body elaborately painted around the body in underglaze blue and various enamelled colours of flowers amongst scrolling foliage, all between two underglaze-blue borders, the interior painted with similar decoration to the central medallion, an underglaze-blue ring along the mouth rim. 7.1 cm diameter
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A Royal Worcester porcelain reticulated vase by George Owen, 1906, raised on a pierced foot, the body with bands of reticulation, slender pierced neck, gilt highlighting gilt mark and model no 789/9, 13 cm high
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A Chinese iron-red enamelled and gilded bowl, six-character Daoguang mark to the base, with flaring mouth rim and supported on short foot rim, the body painted with two dragons pursuing a gilded flaming ball amongst clouds, all between two decorative borders, the mouth rim gilded. 10.4 cm diameter
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An Austrian Riessner Stellmacher & Kessel amphora two handled vase, circa 1900 'Fairy Tale Princess', 'Fairy Tale Princess' painted and gilt with the portrait of a maiden wearing a coronet on a rich mottled gilt and landscape ground, two gilt rising loop handles, printed and impressed marks, 26 cm high
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A pair of Chinese doucai vases, six-character Wanli mark, each on a flared and circular foot, their bulbous bodies flaring at the waist and retracting to a short, slightly flared neck, each painted with matching scenes of a young amorous couple attended by a chaperon in a pagoda beneath a cloudy sky. 18 cm high
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A 19th century rectangular porcelain plaque 'Temptation' after Edvard von Grutzner, depicting a priest on his knees contemplating over an open bible, skull and rosary and being offered a glass of wine by a lady in a decollete blouse, holding stein painted title to the reverse 'Versuchung Grutzner', carved gilt wooden frame, 25 x 18 cm. Provenance: James R. Lawson Auction, 19 July 1977
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A famille rose 'Flower' octagonal vase, four-character Yongzheng mark, Republic, the globular body and tall neck supported on a foot rim, the body painted in enamel with various flower branches between two decorative borders, the neck with symbols of fortuity and longevity against a decorative ground. 23.5 cm high
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A Berlin (KPM) oval porcelain plaque, 19th century, painted with a bust of a young Neapolitan girl wearing an open white shirt and a gold locket around her neck, impresses KPM, a sceptre and F5, in a gilt frame, the plaque 28 x 22 cm
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A large Chinese wucai plate, underglaze blue double ring mark to the base, late Qing Dynasty or Republic, the large charger standing on short foot rim, painted in the centre with a lady and her maid in a garden landscape, within a rim of a diaper pattern and emblem-filled reserves. 42.1 cm diameter, 8.7 cm high
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A Berlin (KPM) lithophane of a semi clad maiden reclining in a hammock, with a peacock below her, impressed KPM, sceptre and 369N, framed, the panel 25 x 30 cm
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A large Chinese famille rose barbed-rim charger, six-character Tongzhi mark within double ring to the base, late Qing Dynasty or Republic, with flaring rim supported on a short foot rim, painted in the centre with a scene of children celebrating the lantern Festival around a garden pavilion, the rim painted against a black ground of floral scrolls, the underside painted in enamel floral scrolls of the four seasons within underglaze blue double-ring. 45.7 cm diameter, 6.8 cm high
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An Art Nouveau Harvey school grey glazed earthenware three piece tea set, with inscribed stylised decoration, the base with inscribed monogram SE, initials ITC and dated 1925, the teapot 20 cm wide and a similar brown glaze teapot, inscribed monogram EAD and dated 1925, 22 cm wide (4)
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A Chinese famille verte bottle-shaped vase, pictorial mark of a ding to the base, late Qing or Republic, with flaring neck, the body enameled with an immortal performing magic with his staff, his consort behind him, all in a garden landscape, the shoulder painted with religious emblems in reserves against a decorative ground, the neck decorated with bamboos in black enamel. 25 cm high
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An Art Nouveau Loetz glass silver mounted vase, the iridescent blue bottle vase with mesh decoration in a Argentor-Werke Rust & Hetzl two-handled silver mount, 32 cm high
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A Chinese famille-verte bottle-shaped vase, late Qing or Republic, painted around the body with figures in a garden pavilion, the shoulder decorated with symbols of the four arts against a decorative ground, the neck with shou xin among other symbols of longevity. 44 cm high
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A painted cast iron figure of a French Bulldog, 20 cm high a painted cast iron cat money box, 12 cm high; a cold painted spaniel with a duck in its mouth; a pair of swans and a bronze figure of an Edwardian lady (6)
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A Chinese enamelled bird-and-flower vase, four-character Qianlong mark, Republic, painted around the body with birds and flowers, and two verses of a poem about the scene. 31.6 cm high
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A German Jugendstil gilt and cast bronze mantel clock, cast by Aktien Gesellschaft, modelled with a bat above the dial flanked by geometric scrolls terminating in leaves above a night landscape and a clouded crescent moon pendulum, stamped Lerzinch, 27 cm high
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A Chinese famille rose double-walled hexagonal vase, late Qing or Republic, the body with alternating panels of dragons and Buddhist emblems, between a border of pierced lappet pattern and enamelled palmette leaves, with lid and stand. 34.9 cm high
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An Art Nouveau WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) strut mirror, the oval bevelled plate flanked with a maiden in flowing robes reaching for a dove perched on trophies of war, 40 cm high. Provenance: Park Lane Antiques Centre Melbourne, 1994
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A Chinese doucai bottle-shaped vase, underglaze blue double-ring mark, late Qing or Republic, painted around the body in underglaze blue and enamel with folklore of Liu Yi between two decorative borders, the mouth rim fitted with a pewter mount. 39.7 cm high
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An Art Nouveau bronze and marble rectangular bowl, with a classical maiden with a large bow in her hair and flowing gown ending in flowerheads above an oval marble dish, signed indistinctly, 29 cm wide
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